Graduation Ceremony

Please review these final steps within the next few weeks: Next Steps for Graduates

The ceremony will last approximately 60 minutes.

Graduating students should arrive to the venue 1 hour before the ceremony and enter through the south main entrance of the Bennett Center (same as guests).

We recommend guests arrive to the venue 30 minutes before the ceremony, but the doors will be open 1 hour before.

If you are a guest who requires accessible seating and/or parking, please arrive early to get the best seating areas and assistance by our graduation team members.

Students are asked to wear the official blue caps and gowns provided to maintain a consistent and unified look at graduation.

Please wear business-casual style clothing under the gowns. Dark shoes are appropriate.

If you decorate your cap and it has explicit words on it- you will be asked to remove it and replace with a new one.

Graduating students will receive their name cards at check in before the ceremony. The name cards will include the pronunciation provided by each student on their Graduation Application. The name cards will tell the graduates where to line up in the Student Holding Area at the venue before the ceremony, and then each student will give their card to the announcer to call their name as they walk across the stage.

Guests will not be allowed into the student/faculty section on the floor for photographs until the ceremony has concluded.

Candid Color Photography will be on stage to take a photograph of each graduate receiving their certificate. An additional photograph will be taken after the student leaves the stage and will be available online at CandidColorPhotography.com or you may reach them at 800-345-1443. An offer to purchase these photographs is mailed to the email the student provides, but there is no obligation to place an order.

Yes, ask a Metro Tech staff member for assistance when you arrive at the ceremony.

All seating is floor level, so there is no designated section for accessible seating; however, there are designated accessible parking spots on the south side of the building in front of the main entrance.

A sign language interpreter will be available at the ceremony.

If you or your guest will require the services of the interpreter, or if you have guests with other special needs please contact the Special Populations Liaison.